PHILOSOPHY OF

TREATMENT

At Shalom Center we see “wellness” as a person’s ability to experience God’s love through one’s own ability to love oneself and to give love to others in friendship, community
and service. This goes beyond an understanding of living only for our own peace, or that of a few others,
or the measured living of one who
is afraid. It is being rooted in the abundance of God’s love and being able to respond to the many invitations and challenges of adult Christian living that create wholeness in our lives.

“With an everlasting love I have loved you and I have kept my mercy toward you.

I will restore you, and you shall be rebuilt.” — Jeremiah 31:3

Integrity

Our approach to counseling and education helps individuals develop the aforementioned qualities of wellness. This approach includes helping people to:

Recognize God’s presence in their life stories

Develop greater self- awareness through dialogue and feedback

Identify emotions that are working as positive and negative motivators

Reconcile past hurts and disappointments so as to move on in life

Assess and learn skills for community living, communication, time management and decision making

Clarify their priorities and values

This direction includes the use of psychological assessment, individual and group counseling, expressive art therapy, spiritual direction and specialization groups (for
example, alcoholism, addictions, formation and education seminars in various areas of psychological, sexual and spiritual development).